Jar holder



Sept. 29, 1936.

W. ANDERSON JAR HOLDER Filed July 8, 1935 Mrnerfln deraom INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a jar or container holder and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character which may be easily and quickly attached to and removed from a table or like support and is capable of efliciently holding a jar or container on the table and against turning so that the cover or closure of the jar or container may be turned on and off of the jar or container as desired without the necessity of manually holding the jar or container.

With these and other objects in View, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a jar or container holder constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing the holding strap or element detached.

Figure 3 is a top plan view illustrating the holder in the act of retaining a container against rota tion in one direction.

I Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, showing the holder retaining the container against rotation in an opposite direction.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l indicates a substantially U-shaped clamp including arms 2 and 3 integrally connected by a bight portion 4. The arm 3 has threaded thereto a clamping screw 5 to cooperate with the arm 2 in securing the clamp to a table or like support.

The arm 2 terminates in a plate-like portion 6 presenting a vertically arranged face when the clamp is applied to the table or like support. A strap or similar flexible element 1 has one end pivotally and removably secured to the platelike portion 6 and the strap or flexible element adjacent its free end is provided with spaced openings 8 for the reception of either of the hooks 9 secured to the arm 2. The hooks 9 are arranged on opposite sides of the arm 2 whereby the strap or flexible element after being positioned about a jar or like container, as shown in Figures 3 and 4 may be fastened to either side of the arm 2. The jar or container may be slipped into the flexible element and the latter need not be detached from the arm 2 as long as the device is used on jars or containers of the same size. The openings 8 permit the strap to be adjusted to containers or jars of diiferent sizes. The strap when applied to a jar or container, as shown in Figure 3, will efiiciently secure said jar or container against rota- 10 tion in the direction of the arrows. A reverse application of the strap to the container, as shown in Figure 4, will hold the jar or container against rotation in the direction indicated by the arrows. Thus it will be seen that it is possible, through 15 the application of the strap to the container or jar, to retain the latter against rotation in either direction with the jar or container resting upon the support. The closure or cover of the jar or container may be threaded on or off of the jar 20 eliminating the necessity of manually holding the jar or container against rotation.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A jar holder comprising a U-shaped clamp member for disposition in straddling relation to 25 the edge of a table top or other support to dispose one arm of the clamp member on top of the support, the said one arm having hook members disposed on opposite sides thereof but positioned at intermediate points in its length and also having a flat face perpendicular to the support, and a flexible metallic strap having one end disposed against said flat face and pivotally connected with the arm thereat, the said strap adjacent the other end being formed with a series of spaced perforations for selective engagement with the hooks, whereby the strap member may be formed into a loop of a diameter approximating that of a selected jar so that when the latter is disposed therein the loop may grip the jar on the lateral deflection of the same attending the turning of the jar cap, the pivotal connection of the strap with the arm providing for reversal of the former to efiect jar gripping action in the opposite direction of turning of the cap.

WERNER ANDERSON. 

